Sunday, September 24, 2006
Another Six Months
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Derek
Ahhh, let's see. 6 months since the last update. So much for trying to keep this thing moderately up-to-date, huh?
Well, the last 6 months here in Arizona have been... hot. It's funny that recently the overnight temerature has dropped to about 75, and we feel like we are freezing. But I guess the 110 degree daily temperature for several months in a row does that to you. The pool has definitely come in handy. We pretty much had to treat it as a big spa because the water temperature was 90+ during most of the summer. But it was still enjoyable. Matt has discovered that jumping off the climber into the pool is fun. He jumps off the top platform, which is a good 3-4 feet above the water line. Doesn't sound like much, but when you are 2 years old and only 2 feet tall it's a long jump. Josh thoroughly enjoys running around the pool in laps while throwing rocks into the water. His father very much enjoys cleaning it up.
Work is good. Derek has been assigned to the 5am-2pm shift permanantly. It can be exhausting and tiresome, but it is sure nice to leave work when others are just getting back from lunch. It leaves half of the day open, which is usually taken up by various house projects. Speaking of which, the office is getting a makeover, complete with paint, crown molding, 4" baseboards and chair rails. It's our test to see if we can install crown molding to see if we can attempt it on the rest of the house. But see, the best part about that is not the actual molding itself, it's all the power tools that come with it. (Insert manly grunt here)
Rebekah's Jetta pretty much died. The A/C went out on it, along with various other things. So we went out and bought a Chrysler Pacifica. It is a very nice car and we are excited to drive it around. We are looking forward to putting it to good use and driving it out to California in two weeks.
We took the boys to Build-a-Bear workshop yesterday. The boys absolutely loved it. Matt got a dog and named him Puppy (and he has underwear) and Josh got a teddy bear and named him... Bear. It was so cute to watch Matt proudly walk down the mall and out the door with his big box dragging behind him. Needless to say, he caught the attention of ever single person he walked by.
Well, the last 6 months here in Arizona have been... hot. It's funny that recently the overnight temerature has dropped to about 75, and we feel like we are freezing. But I guess the 110 degree daily temperature for several months in a row does that to you. The pool has definitely come in handy. We pretty much had to treat it as a big spa because the water temperature was 90+ during most of the summer. But it was still enjoyable. Matt has discovered that jumping off the climber into the pool is fun. He jumps off the top platform, which is a good 3-4 feet above the water line. Doesn't sound like much, but when you are 2 years old and only 2 feet tall it's a long jump. Josh thoroughly enjoys running around the pool in laps while throwing rocks into the water. His father very much enjoys cleaning it up.
Work is good. Derek has been assigned to the 5am-2pm shift permanantly. It can be exhausting and tiresome, but it is sure nice to leave work when others are just getting back from lunch. It leaves half of the day open, which is usually taken up by various house projects. Speaking of which, the office is getting a makeover, complete with paint, crown molding, 4" baseboards and chair rails. It's our test to see if we can install crown molding to see if we can attempt it on the rest of the house. But see, the best part about that is not the actual molding itself, it's all the power tools that come with it. (Insert manly grunt here)
Rebekah's Jetta pretty much died. The A/C went out on it, along with various other things. So we went out and bought a Chrysler Pacifica. It is a very nice car and we are excited to drive it around. We are looking forward to putting it to good use and driving it out to California in two weeks.
We took the boys to Build-a-Bear workshop yesterday. The boys absolutely loved it. Matt got a dog and named him Puppy (and he has underwear) and Josh got a teddy bear and named him... Bear. It was so cute to watch Matt proudly walk down the mall and out the door with his big box dragging behind him. Needless to say, he caught the attention of ever single person he walked by.
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